Perioperative Nursing, Surgical Asepsis questions
with complete solutions graded A+ 2025
1. The perioperative nurse has a number of
Verifies that operative
major re- sponsibilities when a patient is
consent is signed
admitted to a surgical unit or center. Which of
the following is the most im- portant
function?
2. A client is being prepared for a same-day surgical pro- •The client
will leave the
cedure and is discussing with the nurse what potential hospital
sooner than in
ramifications this type of surgery has. Which of thethe past.
following would the nurse correctly identify? Select all •Need for
teaching is in-
that apply. creased.
• The client must
be pre- pared to take
on more self-care
than he or she may
have done in the past.
3. The nurse is caring for an unconscious
trauma vic- tim who needs emergency The son
surgery. The client is a 55-year-old man
with an adult son. He is legally di-
vorced and is planning to be remarried in a few
weeks. His parents are at the hospital with
the other family members. The physician
has explained the need for surgery, the
procedure to be done, and the risks to the
children, the parents, and the fiancé. Who
should be asked to sign the surgery consent
form?
4. The nurse in the preoperative area has just medicated Place the
,Perioperative Nursing, Surgical Asepsis questions
with complete solutions graded A+ 2025
side rails in the
her client according to the anesthesiologist's position and make sure
orders. What is the nurse's priority action at the call button is in
this time? reach.
5. The nurse is performing a preadmission Verifies completion of pre-
assessment of a client scheduled for a operative diagnostic
bilateral mastectomy. The test- ing
,Perioperative Nursing, Surgical Asepsis questions
with complete solutions graded A+ 2025
nurse should be aware of what purpose of the
pread- mission assessment?
6. The nurse is physically preparing a client for Elimination
surgery. What area does the nurse know
needs to be ad- dressed before the client is
taken to the operating room?
7. The nurse is assigned a client scheduled for an outpa- During the
postoperative
tient colonoscopy in an ambulatory care respi-
setting. Dur- ing which phase of perioperative rations
care would the nurse document the admission would be
vital signs in the recovery room? considered
to be in
8. During the preoperative assessment, the what
client mentions allergies to avocados, stage of
bananas, and hy- drocodone. What is the general
priority action by the nurse? anesthesia
?
9. The nurse is caring for a client needing
emergency surgery. Which preoperative
teaching is least impor- tant to prepare the
client for surgery?
10. A postanesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse is
preparing to discharge a client home
following ankle surgery. The client keeps
staring at the ceiling while being given
discharge instructions. What action by the nurse
is appropriate?
11. An unconscious patient with normal pulse and
, Perioperative Nursing, Surgical Asepsis questions
with complete solutions graded A+ 2025
hase
Review the instructions with
the client and an ac-
companying adult.
otify the surgical team to remove all latex-based items.
st-discharge diet
Surgical anesthesia
12.
with complete solutions graded A+ 2025
1. The perioperative nurse has a number of
Verifies that operative
major re- sponsibilities when a patient is
consent is signed
admitted to a surgical unit or center. Which of
the following is the most im- portant
function?
2. A client is being prepared for a same-day surgical pro- •The client
will leave the
cedure and is discussing with the nurse what potential hospital
sooner than in
ramifications this type of surgery has. Which of thethe past.
following would the nurse correctly identify? Select all •Need for
teaching is in-
that apply. creased.
• The client must
be pre- pared to take
on more self-care
than he or she may
have done in the past.
3. The nurse is caring for an unconscious
trauma vic- tim who needs emergency The son
surgery. The client is a 55-year-old man
with an adult son. He is legally di-
vorced and is planning to be remarried in a few
weeks. His parents are at the hospital with
the other family members. The physician
has explained the need for surgery, the
procedure to be done, and the risks to the
children, the parents, and the fiancé. Who
should be asked to sign the surgery consent
form?
4. The nurse in the preoperative area has just medicated Place the
,Perioperative Nursing, Surgical Asepsis questions
with complete solutions graded A+ 2025
side rails in the
her client according to the anesthesiologist's position and make sure
orders. What is the nurse's priority action at the call button is in
this time? reach.
5. The nurse is performing a preadmission Verifies completion of pre-
assessment of a client scheduled for a operative diagnostic
bilateral mastectomy. The test- ing
,Perioperative Nursing, Surgical Asepsis questions
with complete solutions graded A+ 2025
nurse should be aware of what purpose of the
pread- mission assessment?
6. The nurse is physically preparing a client for Elimination
surgery. What area does the nurse know
needs to be ad- dressed before the client is
taken to the operating room?
7. The nurse is assigned a client scheduled for an outpa- During the
postoperative
tient colonoscopy in an ambulatory care respi-
setting. Dur- ing which phase of perioperative rations
care would the nurse document the admission would be
vital signs in the recovery room? considered
to be in
8. During the preoperative assessment, the what
client mentions allergies to avocados, stage of
bananas, and hy- drocodone. What is the general
priority action by the nurse? anesthesia
?
9. The nurse is caring for a client needing
emergency surgery. Which preoperative
teaching is least impor- tant to prepare the
client for surgery?
10. A postanesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse is
preparing to discharge a client home
following ankle surgery. The client keeps
staring at the ceiling while being given
discharge instructions. What action by the nurse
is appropriate?
11. An unconscious patient with normal pulse and
, Perioperative Nursing, Surgical Asepsis questions
with complete solutions graded A+ 2025
hase
Review the instructions with
the client and an ac-
companying adult.
otify the surgical team to remove all latex-based items.
st-discharge diet
Surgical anesthesia
12.
